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Level 4
February 28, 2026
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HOW DO I REPORT RACE HORSE SALES LESS THAN 2 YEARS FOR SELF EMPLOYMENT TAX IN PROSERIES?.

  • February 28, 2026
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I have a schedule C client who buys race horses.  We report the bonus depreciation and or section 179.  The client races the horses and sells some of them.  Some purchase and sales occur in the same year while others are sales of horses purchased in prior years.   I've been reporting the sales on schedule 4797 which taxes it as ordinary income.  But it should also be used for the SE and 401k limit calculations.  Is there a way to have Proseries automatically report those amounts on the SE schedule?  Can I add the profit or loss to the SE worksheet part II line 6?  Or another way I should be reporting these?

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George4Tacks
Level 15
February 28, 2026

Are race horses considered inventory? Enter sale in Gross Sales and make an inventory adjustment for the basis of the the horse by just entering date of sale in the depreciation, but no sales price.

JUST AN IDEA! THINK ABOUT IT.

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Nancy9Author
Level 4
February 28, 2026

That may be the best way to go.

George4Tacks
Level 15
February 28, 2026

Should you be using Schedule F?

 

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Nancy9Author
Level 4
February 28, 2026

UGH...... may be time to put this horse out to pasture ;-(

BobKamman
Level 15
February 28, 2026

Why do you think 4797 ordinary income should go on Schedule SE?  (And most race-horse owners are doing it as a hobby and losing money at it, so it shouldn't make a difference anyway.)